Journal article
Prevalence of glaucoma in the Australian National Eye Health Survey
S Keel, J Xie, J Foreman, PY Lee, M Alwan, ET Fahy, P Van Wijngaarden, JC Fan Gaskin, GS Ang, JG Crowston, HR Taylor, M Dirani
British Journal of Ophthalmology | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2019
Abstract
Aim To estimate the prevalence of glaucoma in Australia. Methods This was a population-based study of 3098 non-Indigenous Australians (50-98 years) and 1738 Indigenous Australians (40-92 years) stratified by remoteness. Each participant underwent a standard examination that included visual field assessment, tonometry and non-mydriatic fundus photography. Two fellowship-trained glaucoma specialists independently assessed relevant case notes (past ocular history, best-corrected visual acuity, frequency doubling technology visual fields, Van Herick grade, intraocular pressure and optic disc-centred photographs) and assigned a diagnosis ranked on a scale of certainty: none, possible, probable or..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The National Eye Health Survey was funded by the Department of Health of the Australian Government, and also received financial contributions from Novartis Australia and the Peggy and Leslie Cranbourne Foundation. This work was supported by the Department of Health of the Australian Government, an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (#1090466, MD), the Peggy and Leslie Cranbourne Foundation and Novartis Australia. The Centre for Eye Research Australia receives Operational Infrastructure Support from the Victorian Government.